Minnows with a mighty heart: How Cabo Verde, a nation with a population of 5,00,000, made Messi’s Argentina sweat
Cabo Verde showed everyone why, in football, the size of a country means very little. In their first-ever World Cup, they made life difficult for established football nations like Spain, Uruguay and Argentina. They went unbeaten in the group stage, holding both Spain and Uruguay to draws before finishing ahead of the two-time world champions…
